Systems and methods for reliable flow measurement and control may include a processor having multiple cores. The compute device may further include circuitry configured to identify a time-critical software application to satisfy a target execution parameter for the measurement or control of fluid flow in an industrial environment. The circuitry may be further configured to allocate at least one resource of the compute device to execute the time-critical software application in satisfaction of the target execution parameter with at least one other software application in a single operating system, including dedicating a core of the processor to the execution of the time-critical software application. Additionally, the circuitry may be configured to execute the time-critical software application with the at least one other software application in the single operating system in satisfaction of the target execution parameter.